Safety-razor.



J. MOLKENTHIN, JB.

SAFETY RAZOR..

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 19, 1909.

933,571 Patented Sept. 7, 1909.

JOSEPH MOIKENTHIN, JR., 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

SAFETY-RAZOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 7, 1909.y

Application led January 19, 1909. Serial No. 473,077, v

To'aZZ whom it may concern:`

Be it known that I, JOSEPH MOLKENTHIN, Jr., a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Brooklyn, inthe county of Kings and State of NewYork, have invented certain new andv useful 'Improvements in Safety-Razors; and I do hereby'declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled inthe art to which it. appertains to niakeand use thesame.

My invention relates to new anduseful improvements in safety Vrazors andmore particularly to that class employing a twoedged blade and my objectis to provide a suitable frame for supporting the blade.

A further object Iis to provide means for removablyysecuring the bladeon the frame anda 'further object is to so construct the parts of thedevice that the blade may be quickly introduced or removed from theframe. Y

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter referred to and moreparticularly pointed out in the claim.

Inthe accompanying drawings forming part of this application, Figure 1is aperspectivc View of my improved razor ready for use.' Fig. 2 is atopplan view thereof showing'the latch for holding the blade on the framein its open position. Fig. 3 is al transverse sectional view as seen online 3 3, Fig. 1, and, Fig. 4 is a sectional view as seen on line 1-44,Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings in which similar referencenumerals designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 indicates ahandlefwhich may be constructed. in the usual or" any preferred mannerand is preferably circular in cross section,

` =said handle having secured ,to one of its ends the frame 2, thelongitudinal edges of which frame are Slightly curved and provided witha plurality of fingers 3. The recesses between the lingers 3 are of suchdepth that'when the blade 4 is placed in position on the outer face ofthe frame, the cutting edges 5 thereof will extend over the recesses andengage the beard protruding therethrough. .l

Extending from theface of the frame 2 and adjacent each end thereof, arestuds 6, which lstuds are adapted to enter notches 7 in the ends of theblade, thereby holding said blade against lateral movement while theblade is held against casual removal )from the frame by means of a latch9.

One end of the latch 9 is hingedly secured to Ione end of the frame 2,while the opposite end of the latch is provided with a lip 10, which lipextends over and engages the opposite end of the -frame and holds thelatch in its closed position. A

` The studs 6 are of sutiicient length to eX'- tend beyond the blade 4and eliterv openings ll inthe latch, in which manner the latch isefectively held against twisting movement land to cause the latch toexert pressure at the proper point upon the blade 4, v

said latch is preferably constructed concave, whereby sprinfr actionwill be given the latch and the longitudinal edges of the latch causedto bind on the blade 4 adjacent its cutting edges.

A further object 1n formmg the latch 9 1n the manner shown, 1s to enablethe user to readily bring .the cutting edges :of the blade can be verycheaply constructed and at the same time rendered vvery strong anddurable and it will likewise be seen that the blades may be readilychanged when desired.

I claim: v

A razor of the character described comprising a holder, ahandle'therefor, a blade and a latch pivoted at one end to an end ofsaid holder, said holder having upstanding studs near each end, said`blade having notches in its ends adapted to receive said studs and saidlatch havin apertures near its ends for the reception o? said studs,said latch bein pivotally connected at one end to an endo said holder,the opposite end of said latch being curved downwardly andterminatingina loop engaging the opposed ledge or end of said holder for theretention 2 I Qsgs'n of` said latch in eifective position upon saidnaine to this speeieation in the presence of studs and said blade, saidholder and said two subscribing witnesses.A

' latch being rounded upon their upper sur# 4 faces, the lateral orlongitudinal edges of JQSEP H MOLKENTHINJR 5 said holder being curvedinwardly and doWn- Witnesses:

Wardly beyond said blade and said latch. NICKLAUS EWERLNG,

In testimony whereof I have signed my JOHN LIKEWISE.

